ShantelleI angrily pointed my finger at his face and exploded in a fury. I was shaking in anger and couldn't control my emotions. As soon as all the words that I spoke reached his ears, his face turned ashen. He was stunned, and I saw the profound glint that flashed in his eyes. I didn't know if he was just faking it since he was well versed in acting, but he didn't seem to understand what I was saying. "W-what do you mean?" he asked in surprise. "Aren't you clear about this? Damn it! You won! You managed to deceive me into believing that our marriage is real! But it's a fake, right? It's fake! I was a fool! Damn you!" I screamed at him. I really wanted to hit and strike him, but all I could do was point my fingers at him and cry. I wanted to hurt him physically to express how much I was in pain at this moment. Tears continuously trickled down my cheeks as I watched his expression. His face went pale and grim. Gavin's lips parted and pressed together as if he wanted to say so
ShantelleAs soon as I set foot in the company and headed straight to my office, I saw Cara and Dani facing back and forth outside my office as though they were thinking deeply about something. They were awoken from their reverie when they saw me and immediately dashed in front of me. From their expressions, I could see the flickering worry reflected in their eyes. However, I was not in the mood to care about them at this moment, so I went straight to my table and sat on the swivel chair, and immediately opened my laptop as soon as I was seated, and they followed suit. I was not planning on talking to them and would have ignored them, but then Dani spoke up. "Girl! Do you know how worried we were when we came to know that you hadn't come home for a few days? What happened to you and Gavin? Did you two fight, so you ran away from home?”“Do you know that he even came to my house just to look for you? He thought that I was hiding you because none of his calls got through when he was
Shantelle "Girl! This is the best opportunity to make Gavin jealous! Use Baron to make him feel threatened!" Dani suggested and laughed. Cara nodded to express that she was in favor of Dani's suggestion. My mouth fell open as I looked at them in disbelief. "What? Are you two crazy? How can you suggest using him when he's just concerned about me?" I chided while shaking my head in distress. Dani and Cara shrugged. "Well, don't be naive, Shantelle. Since you're already living in his unit, do you think he won't be affected by your problem with Gavin? Even if you didn't use him to make Gavin jealous, he would still be involved because Gavin would definitely think there might be something going on between you and Baron! He would definitely get enraged once he found out," Dani said. As soon as her words registered in my mind, nervousness started to creep into my system, but I tried to ignore it. I took a deep breath and replied, "I doubt it. He doesn't love me and definitely wouldn't
GavinI was all alone now, thinking of what I should do. Shantelle pulled Baron away and went to his unit. My feet were stuck, and I couldn’t move at all.Earlier, Shantelle didn’t want to see me and also decided that she wouldn’t go home for a while. I made her upset because of the fake marriage. I didn’t know I would be in this big trouble when she found out about it.I asked her to go home with me, but she still didn’t want it, so I decided to drive her where she temporarily stayed. I gladly obliged, but the direction she instructed me felt familiar.Then, I noticed this was where Baron was living.I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. ‘How did this happen? Was there something going on between them?;I was furious when I looked at Shantelle with that guy earlier. Baron knew what Shantelle was to my life, so how could he have done this to me?My mind went blank, and it became clouded to the point that I went berserk and spoke hurtful words to her.I was shocked when she yelled at m
ShantelleAs I looked at Gavin, waiting for him to respond, my heart was racing furiously. I didn't want to hope that he would say he loved me, but I couldn't help it. I took a deep breath and prepared myself for what he would do or say. Gavin still wasn't speaking even after a few minutes had passed. He was just clenching and unclenching his fist continuously as he glared at Baron. Then he heaved a deep sigh as he forced himself to keep his cool. "Please, don't joke around and mess with me, Baron." Gavin uttered those words softly, but when they reached my ears, it was as though his words were a sharp blade that cut my heart into pieces. It seemed that he didn't want to answer Baron's question at all. Baron suddenly laughed sardonically at Gavin's remark. "Do you think I'm merely playing mind games with you? If you're not serious and can't love her, then I will do it in your stead. I'm really sincere with her."His voice was dripping with sincerity and determination. From the
ShantelleI could only stay silent because not a single word came out of my mouth. My heart thumped furiously when I heard his following words. "When I asked for your hand in marriage last time, I was being serious. I just used your pregnancy as an excuse because I know you won't believe me when I say that I love you. I want to take care of you and our child. Please believe me that I want to build a family with you," he said pleadingly. I took a step back when he tried to touch me. As though he didn't expect it, Gavin was stunned when he saw my reaction. But I didn't want to face the same heartbreak even though his words were quite convincing. I need to guard my heart against him. I already had enough. Nonetheless, I want to give him a chance. I remembered the words Cara told me that I should not forgive Gavin easily even if I gave him a second chance. It will take time to regain my trust in Gavin... and I will do this so I won't have regrets later. I sighed when I made a decisi
ShantelleWhen I turned my body to the side, I saw that I was on a soft mattress. My forehead wrinkled up in puzzlement. I thought about how I was still lying on the couch, waiting for Gavin to come back. ‘Did I fall asleep on the couch and then, half-awake, walk to bed?’I got out of bed and looked at the clock. It was already seven in the morning. ‘What was Gavin doing? What happened to the food I asked him to get? He should have woken me up.’I got out of bed and went to the living room with a frown, but Gavin's shadow wasn't there at all. The lines in my forehead got deeper. ‘That guy!’ I want to yell at him so much. I was often like this, and every morning I was in a bad mood.When I smelled something strange coming from the kitchen, my nose turned up. I ran there because I thought something might have happened in there.The first thing I saw when I walked into the kitchen was Gavin. He was wearing black pants and nothing else on his upper body except for an apron. Even though
Shantelle I looked at all the food on the table and looked at each one separately. The strawberries in the strawberry sundae are fresh, and the cheese-flavored fries are still fine. It looks like he asked for it to be brought to him.“How did you get it?” I pointed to the egg pudding and asked."At the gas station," he said as he put the plate in front of me."This fruit salad?" I asked again."I made it," he said.I turned my head up and gave him a suspicious look. I asked with a look of doubt, "It wasn't poisoned, was it?"He did nothing but laugh and shake his head."And what's this?" I pointed to the white bun as the last thing.He said, "From a random Chinese store."I gave him a nod and looked at the breakfast he had made himself. Fried eggs, bacon, hot dogs, and cooked rice were his specialty. It seemed like he didn't fry the rice because I didn't like the smell of the garlic.I stopped talking and put my head in my food. I had been hungry for a long time, and my mouth watered